Sonia Roca Royes

Dr. Sonia Roca Royes is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Stirling. Her research focuses on the metaphysics and epistemology of modality, with additional interests in ontology, philosophy of mathematics and logic, formal logic, and philosophy of language.

Education:

• B.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Logos (Barcelona)
• Visiting research student at Arché (University of St Andrews) during Ph.D. work

Research Interests: Specializing in non-uniform epistemology of modality, she advocates for an inductive, non-rationalist approach to modal knowledge. Her work bridges metaphysical and epistemological questions, including hybrid views on modal truth, objects' metaphysics, and connections to philosophy of science and moral philosophy.

Grants: Recipient of an AHRC Leadership Fellowship for her project Towards a non-uniform epistemology of modality.

Teaching: Coordinates sub-honours courses like Philosophy: What is it all about? and teaches advanced honours courses such as Knowledge and Reality. Supervises undergraduate and postgraduate theses through the SASP Programme.